If a ballot has been damaged, the election judges may duplicate and count it. The damaged ballot must be placed in the duplicate ballot envelope. If it is clearly evident from examination of the ballot that the ballot has been damaged or marked for the purpose of distinguishing it, then the ballot is defective and may not be counted. The ballot must be placed in the defective ballot envelope and returned to the official in charge of the election for the election jurisdiction.
Minn. R. agency 133, ch. 8230, BALLOTS AND VOTING, pt. 8230.1850
Statutory Authority: MS s 206.57; 206.81; 206.84